Re: BOYD, SOWERS, SIMMONS, LESTER

By Loren Boyd September 17, 2008 at 04:50:30

In reply to: Boyd, Sowers, Simmons, Lester
donna maples 1/01/08

Hi Donna,

I am NOT relate, just reading messages. Never say never. You will need to copy this info into a wordfile, it will be easier. Needs to be verified.

Husband
Levi Floyd BOYD
b:1808 Va
d: 11-09-1844 Va
bur: on his homestead in Laurel Fork Va

Wife
Lavinia DICKERSON/Luvina Dickerson/LOVINIA
b:1806 Va c1811 - census
d:06-06-1847
bur: Mt Union, In

Children

1.William BOYD
Male
Birth:JUN 1846, Virginia
d 1908 In

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Husband
William BOYD
Birth:12 JUN 1848, Floyd, Virginia
Marriage:About 1870, Floyd, Virginia
Death:08 OCT 1908, Indiana

Wife
Mary Anzetta SOWERS(great grandmother to Donna)
Birth:MAY 1847, Virginia
Birth:JUL 1850, Floyd, Virginia
Marriage:About 1870, Floyd, Virginia
Death:24 JUL 1926AR?

Children

1.Fleming A. BOYD/Phlemma or Phlemming Boyd
Male
Birth:1870, Boone, Indiana

2.Nancy Adeline BOYD
Female
Birth:OCT 1872, Indiana
Death:1904Lebanon, Boone, Indiana

3.Cynthia A BOYD
Female
Birth:1874, Indiana
Death:Before 1900

4.James Archie BOYD
Male
Birth:AUG 1877, Indiana

5.George W BOYD
Male
Birth:JUL 1879, Indiana

6.Mary BOYD
Female
Birth:MAY 1885, Indiana

7.Enlinit BOYD
Male
Birth:MAY 1887, Indiana

8.Emma BOYD
Female
Birth:JUL 1889, Indiana

9.Raymond BOYD
Male
Birth:NOV 1892, Indiana

10.Jay BOYD
Male
Birth:APR 1895, Indiana

Not sure if you wanted the children of these children????

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Husband
Joel SOWERS
Birth:11 APR 1815, Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:22 DEC 1839, Floyd, Virginia
Death:28 JAN 1888

Parents:
Father:George SOWERS
Mother:Mary SPANGLER

Wife
Adeline OR Ady SIMMONS
Birth:1818, Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:22 DEC 1839, Floyd, Virginia

Children

1.Rhoda SOWERS
Female
Birth:1841, Virginia

2.William SOWERS
Male
Birth:1845, Floyd, Virginia
Death:1926

3.Mary Anzetta SOWERS(great grandmother to Donna)
Birth:MAY 1847, Virginia
Birth:JUL 1850, Floyd, Virginia
Marriage:About 1870, Floyd, Virginia
Death:24 JUL 1926AR?

4.Paris S SOWERS
Male
Birth:14 MAY 1860, Floyd, Virginia

5.Florence SOWERS
Female
Birth:24 APR 1864, Floyd, Virginia

Florence SOWERS may be the last child they had. It may be worth getting her birth cert as it could list all previous children born and give details of Joel and Mary.

Household Record1880 United States Census

NameRelation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Joel SOWERSSelfMMaleW65VAFarmerVAVA c1815
Adeline SOWERSWifeMFemaleW55VAKeeping HouseVAVA c1825
Paris S. SOWERSSonSMaleW21VAWorks On FarmVAVA c1859
Florence SOWERSDauSFemaleW16VAAt HomeVAVA c1864
William SOWERSGSonSMaleW12VAWorks On FarmVAVA c1868

Source Information:
Census Place E.D. 78, Million, Madison, Kentucky
Family History Library Film1254431
NA Film NumberT9-0431
Page Number570A

4 doors up.

Household Record1880 United States Census

NameRelation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William SOWERSSelfMMaleW35VAFarmerVAVA c1845
Mary J. SOWERSWifeMFemaleW33KYKeeping HouseKYKY c1837
James SOWERSSonSMaleW13KYWorks On FarmVAKY c1867
William SOWERSSonSMaleW12KYWorks On FarmVAKY c1868
Mike SOWERSSonSMaleW11KYWorks On FarmVAKY c1869
Robert SOWERSSonSMaleW9KYVAKY c1871
Mary SOWERSDauSFemaleW7KYVAKY c1873
Lucy SOWERSDauSFemaleW6KYVAKY c1874
George SOWERSSonSMaleW5KYVAKY c1875
Rasmus SOWERSSonSMaleW3KYVAKY c1877
Susan SOWERSDauSFemaleW7MKYVAKY c1879

Source Information:
Census Place E.D. 78, Million, Madison, Kentucky
Family History Library Film1254431
NA Film NumberT9-0431
Page Number570A

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Husband
William (O) SIMMONS
Birth:03 FEB 1788, Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:05 MAY 1812, Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:05 MAY 1812, Fincastle County, Virginia
Death:28 DEC 1851, Floyd, Virginia

Father:Charles SIMMONS
Mother:Elinor ?

Wife
Rhoda LESTER
Birth:1792, Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:05 MAY 1812, Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:05 MAY 1812, Fincastle County, Virginia
Death:After 1860Floyd County, Virginia

Father:John LESTER
Mother:Catherine ?

Children

1.James SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1812, Montgomery, Virginia

2.Mary SIMMONS
Female
Birth:1815, Montgomery, Virginia

3.Sarah SIMMONS
Female
Birth:About 1818, Montgomery, Virginia

4.Ady SIMMONS/Adeline OR Ady SIMMONS
Female
Birth:c1821, Montgomery, Virginia
Birth:1818, Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:22 DEC 1839, Floyd, Virginia

5.Calvin L. SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1824, Montgomery, Virginia

6.Harvey D. SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1825, Montgomery, Virginia

7.Erasmus W. SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1828, Montgomery, Virginia

8.Rhoda SIMMONS
Female
Birth:About 1831, Montgomery, Virginia

9.William Calaway SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1833, Floyd, Virginia

10.Permelia or Milly SIMMONS
Female
Birth:1835, Floyd, Virginia

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Husband
Charles SIMMONS

Wife
Elinor/Eleanor CUMMINS
(on entry with William SIMMONS & Rhoda LESTER)

Children

1.Mary SIMMONS
Female
Birth:About 1776, Montgomery, Virginia

2.Sarah SIMMONS
Female
Birth:About 1782, Montgomery, Virginia

3.Minnie SIMMONS
Female
Birth:About 1785, Montgomery, Virginia

4.Elijah SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1786, Montgomery, Virginia

5.Rebecca SIMMONS
Female
Birth:1787, Montgomery, Virginia

6.William SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1788, Montgomery, Virginia
Birth:1791, Floyd, Virginia
Death:28 DEC 1851, Floyd, Virginia

7.Elinor SIMMONS
Female
Birth:1792, Montgomery, Virginia

8.Cary SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1794, Montgomery, Virginia

9.Thomas SIMMONS/Thomas OR Long Tom SIMMONS
Male
Birth:1798, Montgomery, Virginia
Death:1864???????????

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Rhoda LESTER's Parents:

Husband
John LESTER
Birth:11 JAN 1752, Bedford Co/Montgomery, Virginia
Birth:1754, Lunenburg, Virginia (Bryant LESTER/Sarah Winbush)?????
Marriage:1775, Montgomery, Virginia
Husband Age at Marriage:23
Death:29 JAN 1825, Montgomery, Virginia

Parents:
Father:James LESTER
Mother:

Wife
Catherine Plick or Plickenstolpher/Catherine Plickenstalver
Birth:1759, Bedford Co, Virginia/Montgomery, Virginia
Marriage:1775, Montgomery, Virginia
Wife Age at Marriage:16
Death:15/16 SEP 1833, Montgomery, Virginia

Parents:
Father:John Plickenstalver/Johannes BLICKENSDOERFER
(I would take a guess and say German descent).

Children

1.John LESTER
Male
Birth:03 JUL 1776, Montgomery, Virginia
Death:1851

2.James LESTER
Male
Birth:1779, Montgomery, Virginia
Death:1860

3.Susan LESTER
Female
Birth:About 1781, Montgomery, Virginia

4.Abner LESTER
Male
Birth:1783, Montgomery, Virginia
Death:1871

5.William LESTER
Male
Birth:1785, Montgomery, Virginia

6.Susannah LESTER
Female
Birth:About 1786, Montgomery, Virginia
Death:01 NOV 1859

7.Mary LESTER
Female
Birth:About 1787, Montgomery, Virginia

8.Permelia LESTER
Female
Birth:About 1790, Montgomery, Virginia

9.Rhoda LESTER
Female
Birth:1792, Montgomery, Virginia

10.Hulen LESTER
Male
Birth:06 MAY 1795, Montgomery, Virginia
Death:27 JUN 1888

11.Samuel LESTER
Male
Birth:About 1797, Montgomery, Virginia

12.Catherine LESTER
Female
Birth:1800, Montgomery, Virginia
Death:15 FEB 1885

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Household Record1880 United States Census

NameRelation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Hulen LESTERSelfMMaleW85VARetired FarmerPAVA c1795
Ellenor LESTERWifeMFemaleW79VAKeeping HouseMDPA c1801
Catharine LESTERDauSFemaleW44VAAt HomeVAVA c1836
Ellen AKERSDauMFemaleW38VAAt HomeVAVA c1842

Source Information:
Census Place E.D. 56, Auburn, Montgomery, Virginia
Family History Library Film1255378
NA Film NumberT9-1378
Page Number490D

A few LESTER families in this area.

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Husband
JAMES LESTER
Marriage:18 AUG 1752Christ Lutheran Church, York, York, Pennsylvania

Wife
CATHARINE DENOVAN
Marriage:18 AUG 1752Christ Lutheran Church, York, York, Pennsylvania

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Husband
James LESTER
Birth:About 1728Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
Birth:1730, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Marriage:1751, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Death:1808
Death:Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina

Parents:
Father:Peter LESTER
Mother:Joyce

Wife
Catherina ?
Birth:1732, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Marriage:1751, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Children

1.John LESTER
Male
Birth:01 NOV 1752Pennsylvania, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Death:29 JAN 1825

2.James LESTER
Male
Birth:1754, Bucks, Pennsylvania

3.Abner LESTER
Male
Birth:1756, Bucks, Pennsylvania

4.Samuel LESTER
Male
Birth:1758, Bucks, Pennsylvania

5.Joyce LESTER
Female
Birth:1760, Bucks, Pennsylvania

6.Isaac LESTER
Male
Birth:1764, Bucks, Pennsylvania

7.Charles LESTER
Male
Birth:1766, Bucks, Pennsylvania

8.Peter LESTER
Male
Birth:1769, Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Husband
PETER LESTER
Birth:About 1697
Marriage:About 1727Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina

Father:PETER LESTER
Mother:MARY DUNCOFF OR DUNCALF(German?????????)

Wife
MRS. JOYCE LESTER
Birth:About 1701, Newberry, South Carolina
Marriage:About 1727Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina

Children

1.JAMES LESTER
Male
Birth:About 1728Of Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
Death:1805

I hope this helps. Once you know what direction you are going in let me know.

Bye
Loren
Australia

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